Trump backer Mo Brooks announces Senate bid

Published March 23, 2021 5:23pm ET



Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks announced on Monday his bid for a vacant Senate seat after he backed former President Donald Trump and was a leading voice in election fraud claims.

Republican Sen. Richard Shelby announced on Feb. 8 that he would not run for reelection, leaving an open seat for GOP challengers. Brooks, alongside former Trump adviser Stephen Miller, made the declaration in Huntsville in front of a crowd of supporters.

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